The First 6 Pointer ?

By 4two
December 6 2002

Walsall Vs Grimsby Town : Match Preview. The Mariners have only 1 win in 5 games, which will give the Saddlers hope of getting something from this bottom of the table encounter.

Walsall (19) Vs Grimsby Town (21)

Competition : Nationwide League Division 1. Date & Time: 7.12.02 - 3.00pm
Ticket Availability: Plenty left, for more info see the official site. :We recommend people wanting to sit in the Purple Stand get their early to avoid disappointment.
Walsall Team News: Ainsworth (On the Bench) Aranalde may get back in to the side if Colin goes 4-4-2. Zrdilic sweating over whether he will make Colin Lee's 16.
Mariners Team News: Loan stars Gavin (M'boro) & Oster (Sunderland) available after extending contracts. Santos also available after signing on at the Mariners. Coldicot, Groves, Mansaram (Out)
Walsall League Position: 19th (Div 1)
Mariners  Position: 21st(Div 1)
Walsall Man to Watch: Danny Sonner, Man of the Match last week, and is performing well keeping out Fitz Simpson.
Mariners  to Watch: John Oster, back on his old stomping ground and playing well.
Walsall     Grimsby Town Ven Versus Pos A 2 - 3 Portsmouth L 1 H 1 - 0 Gillingham W 15 A 2 - 3 Wimbledon L 15 A 0 - 2 Leicester L 2 H 4 - 2 Stoke W 21 H 3 - 4 Crystal Palace L 15 A 0 - 0 Coventry D 7 H 3 - 3 Preston D 18 A 1 - 2 Burnley L 12 A 2 - 2 Derby D 9 Ven Versus Pos H 1 - 2 Leicester L 2 A 0 - 2 Crystal Palace L 13 H 3 - 3 Preston D 17 A 2 - 1 Stoke W 21 H 1 - 1 Gillingham D 11 H 6 - 5 Burnley W 10 A 1 - 4 Wolves L 12 H 0 - 0 Rotherham D 8 A 0 - 2 Watford L 7 H 3 - 0 Ipswich W 19 4-2 vs Stoke Biggest Home Win 6-2 vs Wimbledon 3-0 vs Millwall Biggest Away Win 1-0 vs West Brom, Coventry, Wolves 0-2 vs Ipswich, Reading Heaviest Home Defeat 0-3 vs Watford 1-3 vs Wolves Heaviest Away Defeat 0-5 vs Crystal Palace 23 Players Used 33 5 Clean Sheets 13 6 Failed To Score 20 2 Best Winning Sequence 2 3 Best Unbeaten Sequence 4 4 Worst Losing Sequence 6 5 Worst Sequence With No Win 10 9/3/2002  Grimsby   2-2  Walsall    7,016  Groves, own goal    Leitao, Byfield  15/12/2001  Walsall   4-0  Grimsby    5,030  Biancalani, Angell, Leitao, Herivelto
The Verdict:  If we put in the kind of performance we saw at Pompey we will have no worries. The danger is complacency and the  the great throw away. No kind of lead at any stage of the game is safe, so expect an edgy encounter. Lets just hope we do not worry too much about losing and invite the Mariners on to us !
PREDICTION: Saddlers 2-1 Mariners
What the Fans Say.....
Dave Hawkes - Verdict - Provided we keep up our impressive scoring record, I can't see the Mariners scoring more than us, but the dodgy Bescot pitch won't help matters. Prediction - Walsall 2 - 1 Grimsby Town
Cannock -Verdict - Expect the whole Saddlers defence to be watertight. Colin Lee will have been working on this area all week. Given that our forwards are currently scoring goals for fun i predict an absolute hammering for the Mariners. It is going to be our biggest win of the season (with ease) Prediction - Walsall 4-0 Grimsby
7inchuknowwho -Verdict - Cant see anything other than close game with our jittery defending!! Do see us winning though. Prediction - Walsall 3-2 Grimsby
RushallSaddler - Verdict - I  don't think we'll concede a goal this week, it may take a while for us to score the first maybe just before half time, then we'll score three more in the second half. Prediction - Walsall 4-0 Grimsby

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